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Coastal Waters Forecast for Western Australia
Northern Zones: NT-WA Border to North West Cape

Issued at 7:01 pm WST on Tuesday 16 June 2026
for the period until midnight WST Friday 19 June 2026.

Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

Warning Information

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Weather Situation

A weak trough extending across the west Kimberley waters will move to the north Kimberley waters on Thursday and out of the region by Friday. A southeast surge extending across Pilbara waters will expand to the Kimberley waters in the wake of the trough by Friday.

North Kimberley Coast: WA-NT Border to Kuri Bay

Forecast for Tuesday 16 June until midnight

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Clear.

Forecast for Wednesday 17 June

Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 18 June

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre west of Kalumburu. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Friday 19 June

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly during the day. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

West Kimberley Coast: Kuri Bay to Wallal

Forecast for Tuesday 16 June until midnight

Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Clear.

Forecast for Wednesday 17 June

Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly in the early morning. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 18 June

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Friday 19 June

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Pilbara Coast East: Wallal to Cape Preston

Forecast for Tuesday 16 June until midnight

Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore west of Port Hedland in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Clear.

Forecast for Wednesday 17 June

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore west of Port Hedland during the morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon then increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 18 June

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Friday 19 June

Winds: East to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre west of Port Hedland. Weather: Sunny.

Pilbara Coast West: Cape Preston to North West Cape

Forecast for Tuesday 16 June until midnight

Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots turning southeasterly in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres offshore west of Onslow. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Clear.

Forecast for Wednesday 17 June

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday. Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 18 June

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon then becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Friday 19 June

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. 1st Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore. 2nd Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon. Weather: Sunny.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:01 am WST Wednesday.

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